The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-02
A sCaooNER's ROUGH VOYAGE.
Terrific Gales and Rough Seas Passed
Through.

through.
The schooner James T. Baylcs was towed
up t. the city yesterday with her mizzcn-
mast gone She bore tine appearance Of
! having gone through very heavy cyclone
She left New York Aug. II, with cargo
of cement bound to Galveston, Tex, and
experienced fair and good weather until
Aug Is, after crossing the Gulf Stream. At
l33O o'clock in the morning she took a
gale from the east northeast, which lasted
until the next day at O'Clock in the even
ing. On Saturday, Aug. 20, at O'Clock, the
wind was blowing heavy from the east south
east. Everything was reefed close down.
The wind continued to blow heavily until
Sunday at noon, when a beacon light was
made and the wind hauled around to the
northwest and blew away the foresail and
trysail, these sheets being carried to keep
the vessel from drifting ashore.
At length the vessel hauled away 10 the
southwark. By Monday morning the wind
blew terrible hurricane from the west
ward and during the night she haG the fore
gaf carried away. On the afternoon Of
Aug - the wind canted around to the
southwark, the vessel going all this time
under bare poles. The wind blew fright
fully and the sea came aboard
the vessel and flooded all the cabins,
galleys and forecaStle, wetting the clothing
and ship stores with salt water The wind
gradually veered around to the southeast on
Tuesday. At 2 o'clock in the morning the
nIizzenmast came down with all the rigging
attached, having broken about twelve feet
above the deck. In falling it struck the
covering of the afterhatch, punching hole
clear through the cover, and going down
into the cargo below Great quantities of
water came aboard at the time, and poured
in on the cargo all that night.
The vessel could not keep any lights, be-
cause the sea was constantly washing over
her and flooding the cabin. The wind all
this time was blowing a furious hurricane
On Wednesday, Aug. "a, the wind grad
ually slackened up but the ship ran for
three days in a very bad sea. On Thursday
the crew succeeded in getting the broken
mast overheard
Capt. Robinson says that the hurricane
revolved and kept his vessel moving round
and round with it and she was unable to
run out of it. Friday there was a calm but
heavy rolling sea. The ship made sail for
the nearest American port, again
crossing the Gulf Stream. On the
Goth she encountered another gale from the
eastward with bad sea on. At 3 o'clock
in the morning she broke another foregaff
and split the foresail The heavy sea con-
tinued with the wind, which hauled around
to east northeast. The ship sailed under
bare poles, in fact she had
very few sails left. The sea
washed the vessel considerably, and a
quantity of water was taken aboard and all
the fresh water was spoiled by sea water.
She was spoken by the schooner Benja-
min +. Lee, which proffered assistance, but
it was refused, as Capt. Robinson thought
he did not need it. At length the schooner
took N rtheast wind and came into this
port The entire crew was completely
worn out by the experience through which
they had passed, and the Captain is suffer
ing from the loss of three nights sleep. A
cargo survey was held on the vessel, the
board consisting of Capt Eddy, of
the brig Clara Pickens, Capt. Lozier,
of the schooner Welcome r. Beebe accom-
panied by H. T. Bolts, Esq, underwriters
agent. Some of the cargo was found to be
damaged by sea water, but very little to
speak of. The vessel will have new miz-
zen mast put in, which will require the dis
charging of only a small portion of her
cargo.